Cassegrain Philippe

French leather merchant who was the CEO of Longchamp from 1983. He took over the company after the death of his father Jean Cassegrain in 1972. In 1993, Cassegrain personally designed what would become the companys most famous handbag, Le Pliage, which means ‘folding’ in French. Philippe Cassegrain wanted to create a practical yet stylish fold-up bag. The Le Pliage is a handbag that folds into a distinctive trapezoidal shape, evoking the image of an envelope. To keep the bag very light, Cassegrain combined Russian leather handles with a nylon canvas body. The bags simple shape and wide range of colours and styles, make it the brands most successful product and one of the most popular handbags in the world. He died on 28 November 2020 from Covid-19 at age 83. Link to Longchamp Read less